Thread: New Defender

Originally Posted by hiline

right

Wrong! The door design changed in 1987, the name changed to Defender in 1989 (although none were imported here for the next year or two). Military doors remained almost the same as S3.

To go through the whole history:-
(Ignoring S1 as they have a different shape and the doors don't interchange with later models - same applies to Lightweights and FCs)

The door shape was introduced as a two piece door with the S2. This remained unchanged with the S2a and S3 except for the provision of different window locks in the S3 and the introduction of antiburst locks in the later S3. Door trim was optional. In addition, the door check was different from S2 to S3. The 110 introduced a different door check, and the join between the fixed and sliding glass followed the front sloping door edge, rather than being vertical as it always had been until then. In about 1984 the 110 and 90 civilian versions (except canvas top) got wind up windows with one piece doors (and fake lower door top galvanised trim) with different door locks, still with lift up handles, and door trim as standard. In 1987 these doors were replaced by a new door, the same shape but thicker, and with a pressed steel frame instead of the welded frame from channel steel. This door had push button handles, and dropped the galvanised trim, and remains in production today, and as far as I can see is used in the new model.

The hinges are the same on S2 and 2a, then changed with the S3 and remain the same today.

John

ok then mine has push button door handles

and its a defender

[quote=Camo;503039]Not bad for a fender....

What is that supposed to mean?!?!?!

Originally Posted by ciapek

I sprayed mine Black Acrylic, as well as the Grill.

The grill is untreated and as the Plasticiser leaches out with the heat and weather is starts to warp, and the surrounds look crap when the plastic goes dry........Moral of the story is I almost went Silver with the Acrylic.....just was not convinced to go the full bore.......

My 90 has the gen Land Rover silver light surronds and front grill. At the time we put them on they had just come out and the one silver light surrond was the same pruice as the whole set of three in the black

But unlike the county grills in the 80's (which we painted so they would start to peal after a couple of years and look crap) these are sloid silver so they do not peal. Mine have been on for 4 years and look fine. Also looks best with the white indicator lenses too.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Wrong! The door design changed in 1987, the name changed to Defender in 1989 (although none were imported here for the next year or two). Military doors remained almost the same as S3.

John

and only done because Land Rover were bringing out the Disco and thought they better name the Land rover somthing else so that they have three ranges and not just what was the Land Rover and The range Rover

90's, 110's and 130's. They're all Land Rovers.......thats how I refer to them.


Unless of course you choose to build a 100" Defender. Now who would do that?

Originally Posted by D110V8D

90's, 110's and 130's. They're all Land Rovers.......thats how I refer to them.


Unless of course you choose to build a 100" Defender. Now who would do that?

well land rover did they built 6 100" defender style land rovers and were going to push them into production but the army decided that they did not want them in the end

Originally Posted by Reads90

well land rover did they built 6 100" defender style land rovers and were going to push them into production but the army decided that they did not want them in the end

They built some for a police force or something I think? Trinidad or something like that comes to mind. Or maybe they were V8 88" series 3's.

I can't remember.........JDNSW where are you!